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There were men-only ‘executive’…
There were men-only ‘executive’ flights until the 70s with cocktails, complimentary cigars and steak dinners.
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There’s a federal law requiring…
There’s a federal law requiring all vodkas be distilled in such a manner that ensures they pretty much all taste the same (without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color). NPR facilitated a lab study that proved there are no discernible taste differences in cheap vodka vs Grey Goose.
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When ancient romans had something…
When ancient romans had something stolen from them, they would “transfer” ownership of their stolen items to a deity, so as to make the god responsible for punishing the thief.
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Bob Marley moved near his mother’s…
Bob Marley moved near his mother’s residence in Wilmington, Delaware for a short time, during which he worked as a DuPont lab assistant and on the assembly line at a Chrysler plant in nearby Newark, under the alias Donald Marley.
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The first American to die in Vietnam…
The first American to die in Vietnam was actually murdered by a fellow soldier in 1956. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. gave candy to local children when he bumped into a drunk colleague that shot him on sight. It took 43 years for his name to be added to the Vietnam War Memorial.
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James Franco launched a college…
James Franco launched a college course entitled “Master Class: Editing James Franco…with James Franco,” in which student editors are to compile a 30 minute documentary on Franco, using behind the scenes footage of Franco supplied by Franco, to “create a cinematic image of James Franco.”
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Sir Isaac Newton repeatedly…
Sir Isaac Newton repeatedly did experiments sticking a bodkin (a very sharp needle) between his eyeball and his eye socket, “as neare to backside of my eye as I could”,he was quoted. He did this til he saw spots. He did it because he hoped he might learn something about color.
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Kleenex was invented and intended…
Kleenex was invented and intended as a paper filter for gas-masks during World-War I.
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The FBI has struggled to hire…
The FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.
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